Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carburettor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: car-bu-ret-tor
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of carburetor.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Both affect the performance of the machine, especially the carburettors, and both are important to the final appearance of the model."
"In a carburettor the pressure drop (or viewed another way, suction) is used to draw fuel out of a reservoir, usually via a jet, and into the venturi to mix with the air flowing through it."
"For a large part of the twentieth century the majority of light vehicles used petrol engines that were equipped with a carburettor."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

carburettors (plural)

Synonyms

carburetor

Questions

What does carburettor mean?: Alternative spelling of carburetor.

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